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Priest Rapids Complex - John Day Mitigation - July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 Annual Report i STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE PRIEST RAPIDS COMPLEX JOHN DAY MITIGATION OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 Prepared For U.S. Army Corps of Engineers By Mike Lewis, Priest Rapids Complex Manager Glen Pearson, Fish Hatchery Specialist 4 Mike Erickson, Fish Hatchery Specialist 4

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Priest Rapids Complex - John Day Mitigation - July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 Annual Report i

STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

PRIEST RAPIDS COMPLEX JOHN DAY MITIGATION

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017

Prepared For U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

By

Mike Lewis, Priest Rapids Complex Manager

Glen Pearson, Fish Hatchery Specialist 4 Mike Erickson, Fish Hatchery Specialist 4

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Table of Contents

List of Figures ................................................................................................................................ iii

List of Tables ................................................................................................................................. iv

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1

Project Location .............................................................................................................................. 2

Facilities .......................................................................................................................................... 3

Fish Culture Activities (PRH) ......................................................................................................... 9

Rearing Summary ......................................................................................................................... 10

Rearing To Fingerling Stage ......................................................................................................... 10

Food Fed and Weight Gain ........................................................................................................... 10

Length Frequency Data (Average) ................................................................................................ 10

Fish Health Summary ................................................................................................................... 10

Release Summary.......................................................................................................................... 11

Fish Culture Activities (RSRF) ..................................................................................................... 12

Rearing Summary ......................................................................................................................... 12

Rearing To Fingerling Stage ......................................................................................................... 13

Food Fed and Weight Gain ........................................................................................................... 13

Length Frequency Data (Average) ................................................................................................ 13

Fish Health Summary ................................................................................................................... 13

Maintenance And Capital Projects................................................................................................ 14

Worked Performed By WDFW Maintenance Crew ..................................................................... 14

Worked Performed By RSRF Staff............................................................................................... 14

Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 15

Budgets (PRH) .............................................................................................................................. 16

Expenditures (PRH) ...................................................................................................................... 17

Budgets (RSRF) ............................................................................................................................ 18

Expenditures (RSRF) .................................................................................................................... 19

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List of Figures Figure 1. Project area Map. ............................................................................................................ 2

Figure 2. RSRF Hatchery shop and Residence, 9-acre pond, vinyl raceways, and fish trap. ........ 3

Figure 3. RSRF 9-acre pond, fish trap, 2 concrete raceways and 32 blue round tanks. ................ 4

Figure 4. RSRF Upper left Walters ponds and the 5-acre pond, Irrigation runoff channel in the center and to the right are the 5 warm water ponds. ....................................................... 5

Figure 5. Priest Rapids Hatchery and the original spawning channel. .......................................... 6

Figure 6. Located in the Upper left is the existing volunteer trap at Priest Rapids Hatchery........ 7

Figure 7. Jackson Creek. ................................................................................................................ 8

Figure 8. Priest Rapids Hatchery Operating Budget .................................................................... 16

Figure 9. Ringold Springs Operating Budget .............................................................................. 19

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List of Tables Table 1. Spawning Summary. ........................................................................................................ 9 Table 2. Production Summary ..................................................................................................... 10 Table 3. 2016 PRH Release Summary ......................................................................................... 11 Table 4. RSRF Trapping and Spawning Summary ...................................................................... 12 Table 5. Production Summary ..................................................................................................... 13 Table 6. Escapement Estimates for Priest Rapids Hatchery Fall Chinook .................................. 20 Table 7. Escapement Estimates for Ringold Springs Rearing Facility Fall Chinook .................. 21

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Introduction The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is required to provide mitigation for the loss of fall Chinook salmon spawning habitat caused by the inundation associated with the construction and operation of John Day and The Dalles dams. Specifically, the USACE funds hatchery production of upriver-bright (URB) and tule fall Chinook smolts to replace lost natural production. This hatchery production is known as John Day/The Dalles Mitigation (JDM). In 1992, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the USACE, in cooperation with Grant County Public Utility District (GCPUD), began rearing and releasing 1.7 million JDM fall Chinook salmon at the Priest Rapids Hatchery (PRH). USACE funding for this program initially was limited to purchasing fish food. In 1996, a cooperative agreement was signed by USACE, WDFW, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to share the facilities at Ringold Springs Rearing Facility (RSRF) to increase JDM fall Chinook salmon releases upstream of McNary Dam and the Snake River. The USACE agreed to provide funds to transfer 3.5 million (M) pre-smolts from Bonneville Hatchery (operated by Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife) and to acclimate and release them at RSRF. Subsequent releases demonstrated that RSRF could successfully rear fall Chinook smolts for the JDM program. The RSRF program continues today at the existing capacity, which ranges from 3.5 to 5.5M fall Chinook smolts, depending on fish size. However, the abundant gravity water supply will support substantially more capacity and is currently being studied by USACE for expansion. In May 2008, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, federal fishery agencies, and the treaty tribes agreed to a U.S. v. Oregon 10-year Columbia River Fish Management Plan (CRFMP), which is a detailed harvest and hatchery fish production plan. The CRFMP parties jointly develop harvest sharing and hatchery management plans that are entered as orders of the court and are binding on the parties. In 2009, the WDFW entered into a new funding agreement with the USACE for the production of upriver bright (URB) fall Chinook salmon at both PRH and RSRF. WDFW will produce JDM fish for USACE provided adequate funding, eggs and PRH hatchery space are available annually. Current goals at PRH include rearing and releasing approximately 1.7M smolts on-station. Also, the Hatchery Scientific Review Group (HSRG) finalized their work on the mainstem Columbia River and recommended that the PRH broodstock be used for the RSRF program rather than Bonneville Hatchery mid-Columbia bright fall Chinook. PRH has been trapping adults, spawning, incubating and transferring approximately 3.7 to 4.0M eyed eggs to Bonneville Hatchery for the RSRF program since the fall of 2008.

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Project Location

Figure 1. Project Area Map.

The Hanford Reach is a 56-mile segment of the Columbia River located between the upstream end of McNary Dam reservoir and Priest Rapids Dam. It is the only sizeable unimpounded reach of the mainstem Columbia River upstream of Bonneville Dam. Fall Chinook salmon continued to successfully use Hanford Reach spawning and rearing habitat as other production areas became inundated by reservoirs. The Hanford Reach contains the most significant area of URB fall Chinook salmon production in the mainstem Columbia River and is considered a higher quality food fish compared to the lower Columbia River tule fall Chinook salmon. Broodstock collection, adult holding, spawning, incubation, rearing, and release occur at the PRH on the Columbia River at river mile (RM) 397. Release of sub-yearling smolts from the RSRF occurs at RM 352.

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Facilities

Figure 2. RSRF shop and residence, 9-acre pond, vinyl raceways, and fish trap.

The RSRF 9-acre earthen rearing pond gravity water supply is primarily from the “18-inch Diversion” and “Lower Diversion”, which divert spring water collected in the ditch along the upstream side of the Ringold Road visible in Fig. 2. The pond has one outlet with direct discharge into the hatchery creek (visible at right). Visible above the 9-acre pond are the 14 vinyl raceways. The gravity water supply for the vinyl raceways comes from the “Main Diversion”, which also diverts from the collection ditch above the county road. The raceways can provide re-use for the 9-acre pond or discharge directly into the hatchery outlet creek. These raceways are in need of replacement.

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Figure 3. RSRF 9-acre pond, outlet structure, fish trap, 2 concrete raceways and 32 blue round tanks.

RSRF’s adult fish trap consists of two picket weirs constructed in the hatchery outlet creek (visible in Fig. 3). The downstream weir has a vee-shaped fish entrance which allows upstream movement of fish while preventing downstream movement. Two concrete raceways are located next to an array of blue plastic round tanks. The concrete raceways were constructed with USACE funding following the signing of the 1996 cooperative agreement. The original purpose was to study the relative smolt-to-adult survival of fall Chinook produced in concrete raceways compared to the 9-acre earthen rearing pond. These raceways are still used primarily for fall Chinook and the round tanks are primarily used for warm water species. The water supply for all these rearing vessels comes from the Lower Diversion.

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Figure 4. RSRF – Walter’s Ponds and the 2.5-Acre Pond (upper left), USBR Ringold irrigation wasteway (center), and the five Meseberg warmwater ponds (right).

Ringold has a 2.5-acre earthen rearing pond that is covered with bird netting to provide nearly complete protection from avian predation. The pond was constructed in the summer/fall 2016 by extending the water supply pipeline and closing the berm that separated the upper and lower portions of the previously 5.0-acre pond shown above. USACE JDM funding helped WDFW complete these infrastructure improvements. The gravity water supply for this pond, known as the “Steelhead Diversion”, is also located next to the county road, but is separate from the RSRF Main Diversion and Lower Diversion. This pond has a concrete flume downstream of the outlet structure which allows the use of an electronic fish counter for enumerating yearling steelhead smolts at release, but which does not accurately count sub-yearling fall chinook. WDFW uses the “new” 2.5-acre pond to rear/acclimate a portion (1.0 – 1.3M) of the 3.5M JDM sub-yearling fall chinook after the Mitchel Act-funded steelhead smolts are released in mid-April. The remainder of the fall chinook (2.2 – 2.5M) are reared in the 9-acre pond, which has monofilament line and flash tape to deter avian predation, but is not equipped with exclusion bird netting.

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The Meseberg Warm Water facility has 5 rearing ponds. The water supply for these ponds comes from the Lower Diversion. Two of these ponds are lined and the others have earth bottoms. Mitchell Act funded coho smolt rearing/acclimation/release is proposed for the two lined Meseberg ponds beginning in 2018.

Figure 5. Priest Rapids Hatchery and the original spawning channel.

The original spawning channel at PRH was constructed to voluntarily attract adult fall Chinook and provide natural spawning habitat. Fish failed to use the channel as designed and this resulted in modifications to the channel and ultimately 5 rearing ponds were constructed in the upper end of the channel. These ponds are used today for Grant County PUD’s mitigation obligation as well as rearing 1.7M fall Chinook for the USACE.

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Figure 6. Existing volunteer trap at Priest Rapids Hatchery on Jackson Creek outlet channel.

The adult volunteer trap at PRH is located on the Jackson Creek hatchery outlet channel about one mile from the Columbia River. The trap was reconstructed in 2013 during the rebuild at PRH and includes an adjustable finger weir entrance to control fish densities in the trap, crowders and a pescalator to lift fish to be loaded into tank trucks for transport one mile to the adult holding ponds adjacent to the hatchery office/incubation building.

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Figure 7. Jackson Creek (hatchery outlet and adult volunteer channel) at Columbia River mile 397.

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Fish Culture Activities (PRH) Adult Trapping and Brood Stock The 2016 broodstocking season occurred at three locations: 1) the Jackson Creek volunteer trap, 2) the Priest Rapids Dam Off-Ladder Adult Fish Trap (OLAFT), located on the east side of the dam, and 3) the Hanford Reach Angler Broodstock Collection (ABC) program. The OLAFT’s primary function is to conduct research for migrating adult salmon and steelhead; however, it is also being used to trap natural-origin brood stock for the hatchery. The 2016 PRH fall Chinook collection at the volunteer trap consisted of 27,920 adults and 866 jacks (Appendix 1). Of these fish, 4,768 were kept for broodstock and held in three holding ponds and the season pond mortality was 832 (17.4%). The 2016 PRH fall Chinook collection at the OLAFT and the Hanford Reach consisted of 773 adults. These fish were held in their own pond and the season mortality was 121 fish (15.7%). Total egg take was 12,411,530 green eggs. A total of 7,295,413 eyed eggs were retained for all the PRH programs, including the 1.7M smolt on-site JDM production. A total of 3,834,144 eyed eggs were shipped to Bonneville Hatchery for the RSRF JDM program. Table 1. Spawning Summary.

DATE SPAWNED

NUMBER OF EGGS TAKEN

NUMBER OF MALES

NUMBER OF FEMALES

NUMBER OF JACKS

10/24/16 672,854 93 180 0

10/25/16 572,641 80 164 0

10/31/16 2,637,024 362 717 0

11/1/16 2,439,926 349 723 0

11/2/16 1,122,063 162 320 0

11/7/16 2,727,291 194 771 0 11/8/16 764,878 111 213 0 11/14/16 1,150,499 158 307 0 11/21/16 261,459 33 66 0 11/28/16 42,428 6 11 0

12/5/16 20,467 4 6 0

TOTAL 12,411,530 1552 3478 0 NOTE: 77 non-viable females are included in table 1.

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Rearing Summary In addition to GCPUD hatchery production, 1,631,588 USACE - JDM fish were reared and released from the channel ponds May 23-June 19, 2017. They averaged 48.9 fish per pound (FPP), for a total of 33,366 pounds released. These fish were 100% adipose fin-clipped. In addition to this marking the total release group at PRH included 42,999 fish that were PIT-tagged by GCPUD and the USFWS prior to release. The mortality from last year’s records during the rearing period was 4.1%. For this season, the mortality reached 3.8%. Due to loss and inventory adjustments made during this period, PRH staff was not able to meet the USACE production goal of 1,700,000. WDFW’s fish health unit performed a necropsy prior to release and found small traces of Ichthyophthirius miltifiliis (Ich). However, the overall diagnosis for the total population was healthy and ready for release. Recommendations were to monitor fish mortality and behavior and release fish on schedule.

Table 2. Production Summary

Fry Ponded

Total number of fry ponded 1,696,415 Total pounds of fry ponded 1,696 lbs.

Rearing to Fingerling Stage

Number of sub-yearling smolts released 1,631,588 Total pounds released 33,366 Percent survival from ponding to release 96.2 Average size(fish/lbs.) 48.9

Food Fed and Weight Gain

Total pounds of food fed 20,673 Conversion rate 0.5 to 0.7 Total pounds gained 31,670

Length Frequency Data (Average)

Mean (mm.) 89.32 Standard Deviation 5.5 Coefficient of Variation 6.18

Fish Health Summary After PRH staff noticed a slight rise in mortality, a WDFW fish health specialist examined fish from raceways E2, E5, and D5 on February 24, 2017. Some of the fish were found to have Flavobacterium sp. A salt treatment was recommended for these raceways. However, mortality soon returned to normal, hence PRH staff opted to monitor fish and delay therapeutic

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intervention. On March 21, a WDFW fish health specialist examined fish from raceway B2 and found slight amounts of coagulated yolk, Flavobacterium, and Costia. Recommendations were to monitor loss and contact fish health if mortality elevated or did not begin to decline. Shortly after the fish health examination, mortality started to decline and returned to normal. On June 6, a final fish health inspection was performed by a WDFW fish health specialist in channel ponds A, B, and C. At this time a mild infection of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ich) was noted in A. The general observation was that the pre-smolt populations were in great condition. Recommendations were to release fish as scheduled unless mortality spiked. Mortality remained normal and fish were released as scheduled. Release Summary Fish releases occurred between May 23 and June 19, 2017. Table 3 provides data specific to rearing pond, dates, number of fish released, weight of the fish, and fish size. All fish released from PRH are volitionally released through the hatchery outlet channel (i.e. Jackson Creek).

Table 3. 2016 PRH Release Summary

POND

DATE LOCATION NUMBER WEIGHT FISH / LB.

RPE 5/23/17 Columbia R. 1,401,157 27,636 50.7

RPD 5/25/17 Columbia R 1,455,960 26,666 54.6

RPC 6/9/17 Columbia R. 1,450,785 32,529 44.6

RPB 6/12/17 Columbia R. 1,487,339 30,292 49.1

RPA 6/19/17 Columbia R. 1,211,019 26,499 45.7

TOTALS 7,006,260 143,622 48.9

Note: This table includes releases for both the USACE’s and GCPUD’s programs.

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Fish Culture Activities (RSRF) Adult Trapping and Broodstock Trapping of adult fall chinook was performed at the hatchery on a daily basis from mid-September through the mid-December, 2016. RSRF fish move volitionally through a picket weir (with a V-entrance) into Ringold Springs Creek where an upstream picket weir contains the adults. Weekly efforts (see appendix 1) to collect the adults consists of seining the fish to one corner of the trap and sorting them by gender into totes. Sampling of each fish is done by a crew checking for a coded wire tag and any visual marks. The fish are categorized as AD-ONLY, AD+CWT, CWT-ONLY and UM (unmarked). Scales and lengths were collected to be analyzed from every 20th fish to determine the age class and to determine average fork length for each age class. Initially the broodstock for the RSRF program was Bonneville Hatchery URB fall Chinook, but it was switched to Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach stock in 2008. This broodstock was selected because it had characteristics more desirable for the upper Columbia River and the Hanford Reach. A total of 5,314 adults and 65 jacks were trapped in 2016. Fall chinook that return to the RSRF trap are normally surplused, meaning none of the returns are used as broodstock. In 2016 this changed as Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) spawned chinook and collected 1,934,200 eggs to replace a shortfall at their other facilities. Mortalities was disposed of in the local landfill and the remainder were surplused. Brood information relative to origin, fish size, and condition can be found in the 2016 M&E report. Table 4. RSRF Trapping and Spawning Summary

Adults Males Females Jacks Spawn 498 509 8 Mortality 30 147 3 Carcass Distribution 2799 2338 62 Total 2829 2485 65 Rearing Summary In May 2017, RSRF received an estimated 3,250,970 Priest Rapids-stock fall chinook fingerlings at an average 111 fpp from ODFW’s Bonneville Hatchery. These fish were 100% adipose marked. The fish were distributed into the two earthen rearing ponds. The 9-acre pond received 1,895,423 and the 2.5-acre received 1,355,547. They were sampled often and a computerized growth projection program assisted in establishing the feeding rate. Fish releases occurred from the two ponds from June 13-19. An estimated 204,516 mortalities occurred during the rearing period based on survival rates from PIT-tag data collected during release. In-pond survival rates were estimated to be 97.4% for the 2.5-acre pond and 91.0% for the 9-acre pond.

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RSRF staff expended a great deal of effort deterring avian predators on the 9-acre pond using propane cannons, an electric fence around the perimeter of the pond, and pyrotechnics fired from hand-held revolvers (“screamers” and bird “bangers”). Higher losses in the 9-acre pond are directly related to avian predation, not disease. The 9-acre has extensive monofilament line and flash ribbon installed to deter birds, but is not covered with netting like the new 2.5-acre pond.

Table 5. Production Summary Fry Ponded

Total number of fingerlings ponded 3,250,970 Total pounds ponded 29,288 lbs.

. Rearing to Smolt Stage

Number of sub-yearling smolts released 3,046,454 Total pounds of smolts released 62,046 Percent survival from ponding to release 93.7 Average size (fish/lbs.) 49.1

Food Fed and Weight Gain Total pounds of food fed 28,512 Conversion rate 0.870 to 1 Total pounds of gain 32,758

Length Frequency Data (Average)

Mean (mm) 95 Standard Deviation 4.8 Coefficient of Variation 5.55

Fish Health Summary On June 6, 2017 a WDFW fish health specialist examined 5 fish from the 2.5-acre and 5 fish from the 9-acre pond. No external parasites or lesions were found. Gills were normal without bacteria or parasites and internal organs were normal. The overall diagnosis of fish was that they were in great condition with adequate fat stores. It was recommended to release fish as planned.

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Maintenance and Capital Projects

Work Performed by WDFW Maintenance Crew

1. Graded hatchery and access roads.

2. Replaced 18” water supply line for 9-acre rearing pond.

3. Reduced 5-acre rearing pond to 2.5-acres and extended water supply line to new pond. 4. Installed netting structure and netting around new 2.5-acre pond.

Work Performed by the RSRF Staff

1. Spread additional gravel around hatchery grounds.

2. In-stream work removing aquatic vegetation and silt in the primary spring water collection ditch along the county road.

3. Continued noxious weed spraying efforts.

4. Tractor disking of both dewatered earthen rearing ponds for disease and weed control.

5. Regular maintenance to earthen pond outlet structure drum screens and stop logs.

6. Additional monofilament and flash ribbon to the 9-acre rearing pond to reduce avian

predation.

Work Performed by contract vendor

1. Dust abatement applied on county roads and hatchery roads by Envirotech Services INC. 2. Irrigation pump for resident #2 installed by ECS North West.

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Summary The hatchery operations during this reporting period should be considered typical for these facilities. The 2016 fall Chinook handled the release well. The extremely large earthen 9-acre pond at RSRF continues to be challenging to staff in preventing avian predation. We will continue normal fish culture practices to include frequent growth sampling and monitoring feed practices, adjusting as needed.

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Budgets (PRH)

Figure 8. Priest Rapids Hatchery Operating Budget

USACE JDM @ Prie s t Ra p id s Ha tche ryOPERAT IONS AND MAINT ENANCE BUDGET REQUEST July 1, 2016 thro ug h June 30, 2017

25-Ma y-16

A. Sa la rie s D ire c t Ind ire c t Gra nd T o ta lRegional Fish Program Manager 0.45 MM Pos # 70069636 John Easterbrook 3,429 968Complex Manager 3.21 MM Pos # 70068842 Mikel Lewis 19,696 5,560Hatchery Specialist 4 4.29 MM Pos # 70068703 Glen Pearson 19,083 5,387Maintenance Mechanic 2 4.29 MM Pos # 71038876 Matt Phillips 17,754 5,012Hatchery Specialist 3 4.29 MM Pos # 70068705 Jakob Lee 16,288 4,598Hatchery Specialist 2 4.29 MM Pos # 70069141 Renee Shaw 13,902 3,924Hatchery Specialist 2 4.29 MM Pos # 70068709 Paul Goodmanso 12,978 3,664Hatchery Technician 3.6 MM Pos # 71034002 Christina 9,087 2,565Hatchery Technician 3.6 MM Pos # 71035319 David Thomas 9,087 2,565Hatchery Technician 3.6 MM Pos # 70068887 Nicholas Jenks 9,087 2,565Fish Hatchery Technician (4) 5.7 MM Pos # Vacant 12,676 3,579Overtime/Holiday Pay 8,930 2,521Truck Driver Pay 964 272Standby 2,643 746

Sa la rie s Sub T o ta l 155,606 43,927 199,533B. Be ne fits

Regional Fish Program Manager 0.45 MM Pos # 70069636 John Easterbrook 1,058 299Complex Manager 3.21 MM Pos # 70068842 Mikel Lewis 6,674 1,884Hatchery Specialist 4 4.29 MM Pos # 70068703 Glen Pearson 7,998 2,258Maintenance Mechanic 2 4.29 MM Pos # 71038876 Matt Phillips 7,750 2,188Hatchery Specialist 3 4.29 MM Pos # 70068705 Jakob Lee 7,474 2,110Hatchery Specialist 2 4.29 MM Pos # 70069141 Renee Shaw 7,025 1,983Hatchery Specialist 2 4.29 MM Pos # 70068709 Paul Goodmanso 6,852 1,934Hatchery Technician 3.6 MM Pos # 71034002 Christina 5,383 1,520Hatchery Technician 3.6 MM Pos # 71035319 David Thomas 5,383 1,520Hatchery Technician 3.6 MM Pos # 70068887 Nicholas Jenks 5,383 1,520Fish Hatchery Technician (4) 5.7 MM Pos # Vacant 3,153 890Overtime/Holiday Pay 4,019 1,134Truck Driver Pay 434 123Standby 1,189 336

Be ne fits Sub T o ta l 69,775 19,698 89,473E - Sup p lie s a nd Ma te ria ls

EA - Sup p lie s a nd Ma te ria ls 1,786 5040003 Fish Food 45,579

EB - Co mmunica tio n/T e le co mmunica tio ns 786 222EC - U til i tie s 0EE - Re p a irs , Alte ra tio ns, Ma inte na nce 1,072 303EF - Printing a nd Re p ro d uctio n 143 40EG - Emp lo ye e Pro f De v & T ra ining 196 55EL - Da ta Pro ce ss ing Se rv ice s (Inte ra g e ncy) 857 242EN - Pe rso nne l Se rv ice s 572 161ER - Othe r Co ntra c tua l Se rv ice s 179 50

Marking 82,416 23,266Pass-Thru 396,224 111,854OLAFT/ABC 0Otolith Recovery 0Fish Health 5,297 1,495

ES - Ve hic le Ma inte na nce & Op e ra ting Co sts 4,388 1,239EZ - Othe r Go o d s a nd Se rv ice s 1,429 403

G - T ra ve l 0GA - In-Sta te Sub s is ta nce & Lo d g ing 357 101GC - Priva te Auto mo b ile Mile a g e 0 0GD - Othe r T ra ve l Exp e nse s 0 0GF - Out-Of-Sta te Sub s is ta nce a nd lo d g ing 0 0GN - Mo to r Po o l Se rv ice s 2,553 721

J - No n-Ca p ita lize d Asse tsJA - Non-Capitalized Assets 8,930

Fish Stunner 5,358Egg Picker 1,786

E,G,J Sub to ta l 559,907 140,657 700,564K. Co ntra c t Se rv ice s

T . Ove rhe a d28.23% of Total Excluding Fish Food & Capital Assets 204,282

GRAND T OT AL 785,288 204,282 989,570

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Expenditures (PRH)

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Budgets (RSRF)

Figure 9. Ringold Springs Operating Budget

USACE JDM @ Ringold Springs

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET REQUEST

July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017

25-May-16

A. Salaries Direct Indirect Grand Total

Regional Fish Program Manager

Complex Manager 0.80 MM Pos # 70068842 Mikel Lewis 4,903 1,384

Hatchery Specialist 4 4.0 MM Pos # 70069329 Mike Erickson 17,806 5,027

Maintenance Mechanic 2 0

Hatchery Specialist 3 4.0 MM Pos # 70068706 Vacant 13,063 3,688

Hatchery Specialist 2 4.0 MM Pos # 70068856 Bruce Ault 13,151 3,713

Hatchery Specialist 2 4.0 MM Pos # 70068887 Nathen Roberts 9,551 2,696

Fish Hatchery Technician 3.0 MM Pos # Vacant 6,048 1,707

Overtime/Holiday Pay 830 234

Truck Driver Pay 0 0

Standby 2,453 692

Salaries SubTotal 67,805 19,141 86,946

B. Benefits

Regional Fish Program Manager

Complex Manager 0.80 MM Pos # 70068842 Mikel Lewis 1,657 468

Hatchery Specialist 4 4.0 MM Pos # 70069329 Mike Erickson 7,467 2,108

Maintenance Mechanic 2 0

Hatchery Specialist 3 4.0 MM Pos # 70068706 Vacant 6,574 1,856

Hatchery Specialist 2 4.0 MM Pos # 70068856 Bruce Ault 6,582 1,858

Hatchery Specialist 2 4.0 MM Pos # 70068887 Nathen Roberts 5,915 1,670

Fish Hatchery Technician (4) 3.0 MM Pos # Vacant 3,396 959

Overtime/Holiday Pay 374 105

Truck Driver Pay 0 0

Standby 1,104 312

Salaries SubTotal 33,068 9,335 42,404

E - Supplies and Materials

EA - Supplies and Materials 3,800 1,073

0003 Fish Food 42,000

EB - Communication/Telecommunications 1,541 435

EC - Utilities 2,200 621

EE - Repairs, Alterations, Maintenance 901 254

EF - Printing and Reproduction 0 0

EG - Employee Prof Dev & Training 156 44

EL - Data Processing Services (Interagency) 373 105

EN - Personnel Services 256 72

ER - Other Contractual Services 60 17

Marking 0 0

Pass-Thru - 0

OLAFT/ABC 0

Otolith Recovery 0

Fish Health 0 0

ES - Vehicle Maintenance & Operating Costs 770 217

EZ - Other Goods and Services 2,647 747

G - Travel

GA - In-State Subsistance & Lodging 0 0

GC - Private Automobile Mileage 0 0

GD - Other Travel Expenses 0 0

GF - Out-Of-State Subsistance and lodging 0 0

GN - Motor Pool Services 7,230 2,041

J - Non-Capitalized Assets

JA - Non-Capitalized Assets

E,G,J Subtotal 61,934 5,627 67,561

K. Contract Services

Replace the 18" water supply line 77,394 22,607

T. Overhead

28.23% of Total Excluding Fish Food & Capital Assets 56,711

GRAND TOTAL 240,201 56,711 296,912

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Expenditures (RSRF)

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Appendix 1: Weekly Escapement Estimates

Table 6. Escapement Estimates for Priest Rapids Hatchery Fall Chinook

Stock ID

Date of Report

Lethal Spawned

Adults Shipped

Mortality

On Hand

Jack Total

Comments

Priest Rapids(H)

9/12/16-9/18/16

0

573

6

86

39

First report for season

Priest Rapids(U)

9/12/16-9/18/16

0

0

1

65

0

Priest Rapids(H)

9/19/16-9/25/16

0

1306

4

277

61

Priest Rapids(U)

9/19/16-9/25/16

0

0

0

170

0

Priest Rapids(H)

9/26/16-10/2/16

0

1527

2

579

77

Priest Rapids(U)

9/26/16-10/2/16

0

0

0

370

0

Priest Rapids(H)

10/3/16-10/9/16

0

1753

9

1550

76

Priest Rapids(U)

10/3/16-10/9/16

0

0

2

408

0

Priest Rapids(H)

10/10/16-10/16/16

0

2568

71

4686

140

Priest Rapids(U)

10/10/16-10/16/16

0

0

0

444

0

Priest Rapids(H)

10/17/16-10/23/16

0

3800

65

5808

119

Priest Rapids(U)

10/17/16-10/23/16

0

0

1

448

0

Priest Rapids(H)

10/24/16-10/30/16

517

7284

118

4784

170

Priest Rapids(U)

10/24/16-10/30/16

0

0

1

732

0

Priest Rapids(H)

10/31/16-11/6/16

2556

1911

128

2590

103

Priest Rapids(U)

10/31/16-11/6/16

77

7

19

658

0

Shipped fish were spawned out or had hatchery clip

Priest Rapids(H)

11/7/16-11/13/16

967

1529

222

662

75

Priest Rapids(U)

11/7/16-11/13/16

324

17

30

289

0

Shipped fish were males found to be hatchery fish

Priest Rapids(H)

11/14/16-11/20/16

317

308

197

152

19

Priest Rapids(U)

11/14/16-11/20/16

148

0

41

100

0

Priest Rapids(H)

11/21/16-11/27/16

43

64

67

46

4

Priest Rapids(U)

11/21/16-11/27/16

56

0

18

26

0

Priest Rapids(H)

1128/16-12/4/16

10

0

22

14

0

Priest Rapids(U)

11/28/16-12/4/16

17

0

6

3

0

Priest Rapids(H)

12/5/16- 12/12/16

0

4

2

0

0

Priest Rapids(U)

12/5/16- 12/12/16

0

0

3

0

0

Final in season estimate

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Table 7. Escapement Estimates for Ringold Springs Rearing Facility Fall Chinook

Stock_ID Date of report

Lethal Spawned

Adults Shipped Mortality On

hand Jack total Comments

Priest Rapids

9/26/16-10/2/16 0

459 0 0 10 First report of the season.

Priest Rapids

10/3/16-10/9/16 0 850 0 0 12

Priest Rapids

10/10/16-10/16/16 0 1271 0 0 16

Priest Rapids

10/24/16-10/30/16 0 1269 0 0 9

Priest Rapids

10/31/16-11/6/16 580 690 7 0 4 First spawn for ODFW

Priest Rapids

11/7/16-11/13/16 303 354 59 0 5

Priest Rapids

11/14/16- 11/20/16 132 142 77 0 8 Last spawn for ODFW

Priest Rapids

11/22/16-12/4/16 0 99 37 0 1 Final in-season estimate

Priest Rapids

12/5/16-12/11/16 0 0 0 0 0

Priest Rapids

12/12/16-12/18/16 0 0 0 0 0

Priest Rapids

12/19/16-12/25/16 0 0 0 0 0

Priest Rapids

12/26/16-1/1/17 0 0 0 0 0